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ThoughtFull gets $1.1M seed to make mental health support more accessible in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

In Southeast Asia, for example, a growing list of startups is increasing access to mental healthcare and support. ThoughtFull’s main operating markets are Singapore and Malaysia, but it now has users in 43 countries. ThoughtFull’s main operating markets are Singapore and Malaysia, but it now has users in 43 countries.

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Didi launches overseas ride-hailing service for Chinese users ahead of Lunar New Year

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The trial service will be available in more than 80 cities attracting Chinese tourists across South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other regions. The service includes a Chinese-language interface, online payment, and customer support in Chinese, making it easier for users from China to hail rides abroad.

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Railsbank, the Banking-as-a-Service, raises $37M in growth funding

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and expand its product in APAC, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Japan. “Our mission is to reinvent, unbundle and democratise access to the complex, opaque and byzantine 70-year-old credit card market, which is worth $4 trillion in the U.S. It will also double down on existing markets such as the U.K./Europe.

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Bot MD, an AI-based chatbot for doctors, raises $5 million for expansion into more Asian markets

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Singapore-based Bot MD helps save time with an AI-based chatbot that lets doctors look up important information from their smartphones, instead of needing to call a hospital operator or access its intranet. The startup announced today it has raised a $5 million Series A led by Monk’s Hill Venture.

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Temasek’s Sheares Healthcare backs Asia-focused mental health startup Thoughtfull

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Called ThoughtfullChat, the startup’s platform includes personalized self-guided content and progress tracking, and access to mental health professionals through video calls and text-based coaching. Its app is available in 11 languages. -based senior care company called Iora Health that was acquired by One Medical.

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Backed by Tiger Global, Intellect is creating culturally-competent mental healthcare for Asia

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Intellect’s coverage and self-guided programs are available in 15 languages. Though Intellect is available in 15 languages, Chew emphasizes that its goal isn’t just to translate the same material. “We Though it has a consumer app, the company primarily takes a B2B2C model, with companies offering it as an employee benefit.

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5 takeaways on trust in NGOs to manage new innovations and technologies 

Candid

The innovations and technologies mentioned in the survey are: green energy, such as biofuels, liquid hydrogen, and wind and solar power; artificial intelligence, including machine learning, natural language processing, and generative AI; gene-based medicine, such as mRNA vaccines, gene splicing, and gene therapy; and genetically modified foods.